Advertising-envelop.



No. 745,187. PATENTED NOV. 24, 1903.

- F. HOWEY.

ADVERTISING ENVELOP. APPLICATION FILED mm; 20, 1903.

H0 MODEL UNITED I STATES Patented November 24, 1903.

PATENT OF ICE.

FRANK HOWEY, OF VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA.

ADVERTlSlNG-ENVELOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,187, dated November24, 1903. Application filed February 20, 1903. Serial No. 144,306. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK HOWEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Valley City, in the county of Barnes and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdvertising-Envelops, of which the following is a specification.

It is customary in hotels, boarding-houses, stations, andbusiness-places to supply patrons with stationery. This invention aimsto utilize this practice as a means for distributing advertising matter,thereby giving a certain cast or individuality to the advertising matteras to render it reasonably certain of perusal by the recipient of a noteor communication inclosed in an envelop embodying theinvention.

' This invention contemplates an envelop which to the casual observer isof ordinary appearance and construction, but which has an inner flap toextend over the advertising matter to protect, conceal, and prevent theeasy removal of the same by the user and which will not interfere in theleast with the accustomed use of the envelop. The recipient of acommunication inclosed in an envelop embodying the invention removes theadvertising matter simultaneously with the communication or othercontents and. is tempted to inspect the same as having a bearing uponthe other contents, thereby bringing favorably to attention the matterto be published.

The invention consists of an envelop hav ing in addition to thesealing-flap an inner flap for concealing, protecting, and confiningadvertising matter, which may be a card, circular, booklet, or the like,the parts being disposed so that the person receiving a communicationinclosed in the envelop will upon opening the envelop and removing thecommunication likewise withdraw the advertisement and inspect the sameas a part of the communication.

The invention further consists of certain structural features, whichhereinafter will be more fully set forth, claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a View of an envelopembodying the invention as seen from the rear side. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the envelop, the sealing-flap being extended and anend portion being broken away to show the relative position of theadvertising matter, the inner flap, and a communication. Fig. 3 is atransverse section of an envelop filled and sealed. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing the manner of removing the contents of theenvelop after the same has been opened.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. The envelop illustrated is of ordinary appearanceand construction, and comprises a sealing-flap 1 and an inner flap 2,the latter being attached to a portion of the envelop adjacent totheopening adapted to be closed by the sealing-flap 1. The inner flap 2 isof a length approximating that of the envelop and is of a width toconfine the advertising matter 3, so as to conceal, protect, and preventthe easy removal thereof by the prospective user. The flap 2 is locatedbetween the front and the back of the envelop and confines theadvertising matter 3, which may bea card, circular, pamphlet, or likemedium. By having the outer edge of the inner flap 2 attached to thebody of the envelop adjacent to the opening a communication orothermatter may be readily inserted into the envelop or removedtherefrom with the same facility as attendant upon the use of the commonenvelop devoid of the flap 2. tion 4 or other matter has been introducedinto the envelop and the latter sealed by folding the flap 1 thereoverand gumming it to the back in the accustomed way, as indicated in Figs.2, 3, and 4;, said communication is not likely to be Withdrawn from theenvelop without removing the advertising matter, the entire contents ofthe envelop being removed at one operation, as indicated most clearly inFig. 4:. An end portion of the envelop is separated from the body by abreak-line, as indicated at 5, the same being preferably a line ofperforations, and a notice, such as Open here, is inscribed upon theenvelop adjacent to said break-line to call attention to the mannerdevised for facilitating opening of the same, and after the end portionseparated by the break-line has been removed the edges of the envelopare pressed together, as indicated in Fig. 4:, and the thumb and fingersintroduced into the open end of the envelop to After the communica-'withdraw the contents, thereby bringing to light the advertising matter,together with the communicatiomthe recipient of the communicationinspecting the advertisement as a matter of course because of thesupposed importance attached thereto by reason of the manner of itscoming to hand. To prevent the end of the inner flap 2 being caught bythe thumb and fingers grasping the contents of the envelop the innerlower corner of the flap 2 is cut away, as shown at 6.

While it is preferred to provide the breakline 5, this is not essential,as the envelop may be opened in the usual manner by tearing off eitherend portion or slitting the fold between the front and the sealing-flap.In either case the contents of the envelop, i11- cluding thecommunication and the advertising matter, are adapted to be removed. Theinvention may be applied to any style or make of envelop, and the innerflap 2 may be provided in any advantageous way and may be of any lengthand width with reference to the envelop so'long as it serves to protect,confine, and conceal the advertising matter and prevent its displacementpreliminary to sealing the envelop after a communication or other matterhas been placed therein.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Anenvelop for distributing advertising matter, the same having an endportion separated from the body portion by means of a break-line, and aninner flap disposed within the body of the envelop and extendingproximate the break-line of the end portion aforesaid for confining andprotecting the advertising matter, and attached at its outer edge to aportion of the envelop adjacent to the opening and having the innerlower corner adjacent to the end of the break-line, cut away tofacilitate grasping the advertising matter and other contents of theenvelop after the end of the envelop has been removed.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK nowEY. [11. s.]

Vitnesses:

New A. JoHNsoN, R. MCDONALD.

